am yearning for a longggg ride...

3 of my friends are set to go on a journey of a lifetime (for now, till new ambitions and funds) of 30 days on a biking adventure.. to indochina.

this has got me wondering when i am able to do the same... leave the job & family behind for such a long time and just go touring, just me, my GS & a few good riding buddies..

i AM yearning to ride... long and far... maybe, its my way of relaxation, peace and away from reality for some alone time. for now, i'll have to settle for my weekend rides and hopefully, i'll be able to join my friends when they are on their homeward bound route in a month's time...

Bon Voyage... my friends (Capt Nik, mustakim & ivan slowee)

have a great trip, may it be joyous, fun, smooth & safe...

since 2007 last post...

since 2007.. lots have happened in the last 19 months..

work - workload has doubled with the increased Sales numbers with VW.. and expected to double in coming months

hobbies
photography - got deeper into it... from my 1st D70 to D300, D3 and now D3s. lenses range from 16mm-300mm, flashes, tripods, monopods, bags etc. shooting includes macro, fauna/flora, track racing, dinners, events etc

MTB - have been very lazy to cycle since i got my VFR

Superbiking - from my VFR in 2007, i bought a BMW R1200GS in Oct 2009 and have been riding actively with the GS. more long rides to many destinations.

my Cars - have been proudly in Jetta, GTI, Tiguan, Beetle, Passat CC & now a Scirocco.

frens - made many new frens thru my hobbies, many are a Zodiac cycle younger, thus made me feel alot younger than i really am... :)

hmm.. i guess that's for now... till then, cheerio...

be a Dad when you still can...

was talking to a close fren lately and subject of parenting came up...

when i thought of the subject "be a dad when u still can"... it put a tear in my eye!

why? coz i realize... in a year or two, Sean won't want to be seen with this old man!!! it wont be cool... he will rather be with his teenage frens.

what can i do? that's life... when they are young, they'll stick to u like glue (and usually parents will hope they have extra space from kids). Then when they grow, the bond will dissapear and kids grow apart from parents and be with frens (could it be because parents always give the impression they want be alone?).

short term plan - spend as much quality time with sean as i can. be involve with his activities more..

long term plan - create a mutual liking for a hobby or involve him in my hobbies and groom him to be more attached to me.

hope it works... he's my only son, and i wouldn't want to "lose" him to the reality...

iPhone app - BlogWriter

now that I am back blogging, i guess this will be a cool app to add to my iPhone... Here's my 1st from the app...

With tis, I hope to document my thoughts as and when I feel like it rather den limited to jz my pc.. Technology Rocks!!!

hobbies

my fav subject... hobbies!!

"you have tooo many hobbies!!" is often heard by me.
it's true, too many that i am a master of non... sadly. for the records, here's a list of my past and current hobbies...

• scuba diving
• mountain bike
• photography
• 4x4
• motocross
• superbiking
• jet-sking
• rallying
• gps
• ham-radio
• travelling

well... i guess its the interest that keeps me going and staying happy. will write more of the hobbies in time to come... stay tuned...

time flies....

time really flies... it's coming up to 2 years since i last wrote in my blog...
and lots has happened in that time... to start, am 2 years older den before!
its time to record happenings and thoughts again.. and hopefully, this time I'll be doing it consistantly. :)

for now, will recollect the memories and share in my next update... nite2.

photography

I have always like to look at nice photographs... to the point where i buy Photography Magazines just to see the nice pictures in it. In the magazine, I never took the effort to find out about Aperture, Shutter Speed, 18-55mm, etc etc

Last Monday, my view on photography changed... I got myself a 2nd hand DSLR from a friend who's selling it on HIS birthday. Since then, I have got the Nikon D70, a Lowepro Slingbag, a SB800 flashlight and today... a Tamron 18-270mm lens (just arrived on our shores recently).

Till now, I have gone to take some picture during the recent Rally in Sepang last weekend. and sad to say "no hidden talent". And all i have to say about photography is.... IT'S EXPENSIVE!